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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) My Brother Talks to Horses He Hired the Boss

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

Peter Lawford, Beverley Tyler and Edward Arnold are the principals in "My Brother Talks to Horses," which, with the supporting film "He Hired…

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What Others Think (The opinions of correspondents are not necessarily those of the Editor. Why Spoil the Pictures? The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

Sir,—Through your valued paper I should like to publicly voice a protest re the behaviour of a certain section of the audience at the…

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Band Social

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 5

Bowral Bandsmen held a pleasant social gathering in the band room a few days before Christmas, and entertained representatives of…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Blaze of Noon and Singin' in the Corn

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 7

The screen version of the best-selling novel "Blase of Noon," by Ernest K. Gann, has a strong cast, with Ann Baxter. William Holden…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Brute Force and Blondie in the Dough

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

The story of "Brute Force" is woven around an attempt by convicts to break out of prison. It is full of tense and dramatic situations, and…

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Empire, Theatre To-night (Friday) the Guilt of Janet Ames Hoppy's Holiday

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

The two stars of "The Guilt of Janet Ames," Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas, are said to give flawless performances in this film…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Specially Selected Short Subjects

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

The programme at the Empire Theatre to-night (Friday) comprises a number of specially selected shorts which should be of general interest…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday), Saturday, Monday This Time for Keeps and Danger Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 6

A technicolor production, "This Time for Keeps" stars Esther Williams, and Laurits Melchior, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Johnson and Xavier…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) The Best Years of Our Lives

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

"The Best Years of Our Lives" which has drawn capacity houses in the three nights screening this week, will be shown for the last time…

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Bowral Choral Society Bright Concert Promised Next

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 2

"An Occasional Contributor" writes: "Judging by early bookings (there were over 100 seats reserved at time of writing) and by its prominence as…

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Choral Society Concert Excellent Show, and a Large Audience

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

The largest audience for some yean attended Bowral Choral Society's popular concert hi the School of Arts, Bowral, on Tuesday night in last…

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Empire Theatre to Night (Friday)

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

[?] and Rod Cameron head the cast of "Pirates of Monterey," a technicolor film with its setting in California in 1840. It is…

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The Juvenile Ball

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 8

On Monday, 21st, it was the children's turn to celebrate, and although it was a very wintry night the School of Arts hall was packed to…

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Catholic Ball Presentation of Debutantes

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 5

A feature of the Catholic ball organised by committees from the Bowral and Mittagong parishes, and held in the Mittagong Theatre on…

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Masonic Ball Large Crowd Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 7

There was a large crowd present in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Friday night, when Lodge Carnarvon, Bowral, held a ball to commemorate…

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Bright Concert at Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 5

Although it was a very cold night there was a good attendance at the variety concert in and of Methodist Church funds in the Kangaloon Hall…

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Scottish Ball Large Crowd

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

The lance crowd present at the annual ball of the Bowral and District Scottish Association, in the School of Arts on Friday night, made…

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Debs. Presented at Ball Six Hundred Dancers Crowd Hall

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

Bowral High School Ex-Students' Union is to be congratulated on the outstanding success of the annual ball, held in the School of Arts…

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Carnival Ball Aid for United Nations Appeal

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

Everybody is talking about the Carnival Ball for the United Nations Appeal for Children, which will take place at the Bowral School of Arts…

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Dance for Funds

The Southern Mail · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 2

The Bowral and District Scottish Association gave the proceeds of its dance held on Saturday night to the appeal. The sum of £20 was raised…

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